Steve Mancha Memorial Fund

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Edited June 7, 201213 yr by ady croasdell

ill be chipping in on this also -wonderful gesture - least i can do,his gritty groovesville recordings which i purchased in the very early eighties help lay the foundation for many many years of listening pleasure-he was a massive talent indeed,hope people can throw a few quid in tough times his way,gonna paypal his fund now.Planning to get out to the tribute in the summer also if anyones interested drop me a pm may only be 4-5 days -quick fly over the pond to pay respect to one of the real deal and underrated soul singers of his generation.

BAZ A

Brill gesture Ady, I think the East Coast Soul collective can chip in for a good cause. we cant see the likes of Steve Mancha not having a marker/headstone

Superb idea and gesture. If we all pulled together, I'm sure he could have something truly fitting in the way of a lasting memorial.

I was only listening to the mancha-barnes disc on new year's eve... :-(

M

p.s. Who's behind this connoisseur collection label that released the steve mancha detroit soulman compilation?

If I/we bought this, would his estate stand to receive anything in the way of royalties?

Wonderful idea Ady , Rob Steve Mancha, brought so much happiness to so many people thro his music .

Money he may not have left much..... But memories of his wonderful musical career live on forever Worldwide !!!

LEGEND..............NEVER FORGOTTEN.............

Love, Peace & Happiness Always

Ian Cunliffe & Jane Hamilton

...I'll be making a contribution come payday, and I'm not trying to negate what is in every way a worthy project, but surely Steve's dependents must be receiving his publishing royalties on the 60 odd songs that he wrote, and that are registered with some pretty major publishing companies both here and in the US?

All of the important songs that he wrote for Groovesville Music and Gold Forever Music are registered with various UK publishers, with royalties on them presumably being collected by MCPS. As I've been involved in ther most recent reissue I know that all of the Gold Forever songs are currently available on various Invictus/Hot Wax CDs via Demon, so there will be publishing royalties accruing across that part of his catalogue alone.

One song doesn't make a lot of money for a writer's dependents, but 60+ must bring in a decent sum, surely? Perhaps his mother and brothers need to be made aware of this, if they are not already aware...

Those moneys will have gone to the US publishers and it isn't always easy to get the money to the right people. I'll look into it and try and get the family up to scratch but it can take a very long time for people in the know, let alone a 90 year old widow

Good Shout Ady

Great call Ady, just sent mine now

Dave

Will send a note to all my customers today as well.

Wonderful gesture this,sent my small donation....RIP Steve......Still in our hearts

A small price to pay but a really nice gesture..

We did the same for O.V. Wright a few years back, he was also in a unmarked grave and it gave me and others a great deal of satisfaction..

Nice to focus on the coming together thats so special at times...

Is this the same as or different to the appeal launched by Pat Lewis and detailed a few days ago on Soul Source:

and linked to:

https://www.mynewslet...tter/1410683423

Seems like the initial problem is raising sufficient funds for the funeral.

great call indeed Ady, first thing today morning for me was to forward Dave Thorleys initial posting to our 1800 Soul-friends on facebook.

Had a great response from Top Dog Records customers with many gonna send a donation

Fantastic gesture guys ...... hope his family also benefit, this is such a sad state of affairs for someone to be in who gave us so much...

Phyllis

Great gesture Ady & Rob, sent my donation, just listening to Friday Night what a tune, R.I.P. Steve, cheers Jim.

Great idea guys, "Friday Night" booming down at me as a young footsoldier at the Allanton allnighters is one of my earliest and finest memories.

A whorthwile idea....thats what its all about , giving back.

GRAET ADY WILL DO . ADY HAVE A WORD WITH DAVE BOX HE DID THE SAME FOR JOHNN Y MOORE . YES GIVE SOMETHING BACK .

MOUSE . THE WILTON.

What a super gesture and a fitting tribute to one of the greats of soul music.

Gone but never forgotton, rip Steve Mancha.

A wonderful sentiment and one that I'm very happy to subscribe to. I'm sure you and Rob have enough on your plates already Ady, so this really shows your dedication and respect to the very people that gave us our scene

Just got this note from a friend in Detroit this morning. So if you would like to give Steve a though at 4pm the same time as his friends in Detroit will be gathered.

The funeral services for Clyde Wilson aka Steve Mancha is at 11:00AM this

morning at the Tri Star Baptist Church - corner of

Woodrow Wilson and Taylor, 1 block west of Herman Kiefer Hospital. The

family hour is at 10:00AM. Edd Henry is preaching the services.

Right a quick shout up about the marker fund, I will be contacting Melvin Davis tomorrow after the funeral and party / wake which is a celebration of Steve's life and work.

When we have enough to commission the marker we shall close the fund-we are well on target with 37 donations from all around the world being added.

I shall contact everyone who has contributed so far and ask for a message to be included in a memorial book for Steve's

Mother and family.

We have had a great response and we'd like to thank everyone who has contributed so far. However if you've thought about

adding something and haven't got around to it yet-just follow thelink and make your donation via PayPal "as a gift" evey penny or cent will go towards the memorial.

stevemancha@gmx.com

Thanks once again

Rob , Ady & Melvin .`

Respect

Such a nice thing to do and as a community of soul lovers, the least we can do.

JUST SENT MINE. RIP TO ONE OF GROOVESVILLES FINEST

KEV

Just sent mine in, please keep us up to speed with how it's going.

cheers

john pugh

Thanks John

Melvin is getting prices on the marker as we speak, we'll probably leave this open for just another week....or depends how much we are short ...or not...we need enough to cover the transfer fee as well £s to $ s

as above i shall be contacting everyone via the e-mail address they used on pay pal for a few words to put in a memorial book for Steve's family.

Thanks to all the 50+ who have donated so far

please donate now if you are seriously going to do it !

thanks in advance

Rob, Ady and melvin

It's a thoughtful gesture.

As individuals we can't really help much but as a community our collective donations can make a real difference.

This is what I really like about the soulsource community.

Well said Paul-thank you for your donation,

Still waiting on prices from Melvin --but the fund is REALLY strong at the moment and a few more donations (however big or small) can really make a great difference !

Thanks to one and all who have donated, great things will be happening

Rob

great at least another 5 donations today keep them coming large or small !!

thank you all veery much

Rob Ady & Melvin

Steve Mancha. RIP

So touching- one of Detroits true greats " RIP Steve Mancha"

Andy and Susanne Whitmore

Only just heard about the appeal for help. Contributed. A crying shame that one of America's most underrated and undervalued (but not by us) musical legends should be reduced to this. Hope this helps.

Regards

Stuart And Cathryn Bower

thanks to all once again

final push this weekend then we'll look at closing the fund

PLEASE give Anything you can afford --all donations are kept private-but everything really helps

thanks again

R M A

We will be closing the fund at Midnight tomorrow-Sunday-its looking excellent -but we need enough to cover the" add on s" sales taxes fees etc.

Melvin is making sure we have covered all bases with this one before closing the fund.

If there is a surplus after everything is paid, Melvin has suggested it goes to Steve's 92 year old mother, which we shall be looking at.

Anyone wishing to add to fund please do so your name will be in the memorial book.

i'm actually overwhelmed by the generosity of everyone

thank you very much

Rob, Ady Melvin

Great to pay respect to a golden voice of soul ,rip Mr wilson aka steve mancha, will deffo be playing a tribute on this friday at blackhearts soul night, mark steadman

There's still time to donate, Steve's family will get any surplus remaining

Its been fantastic thank you all so much

Rob Ady Melvin

Small contribution for the Detroit Legend.

Rip Steve Mancha

Hope to have final score by the weekend and cost of a nice marble marker from the powers that be in Detroit.

watch this space

Rob

Its wonderful that so many have contributed !!

BAZ A

I'm pleased to see it went so well. It goes to show what a caring community this is.

Everyone give themselves a nice big hug.

We have left it open a tad longer as we whave a couple of "promised" donation yet still to arrive

I can announce that the total raised so far is just over

£1,300.00

We are pricing a marble flat marker (not a concrete or stone one ) as it appears the place where Steve was laid to rest won't allow a traditional stand up headstone.

We obviously want to get this right so it is worth the slight wait, in the meantime any surplus will be passed on to Steve's aged mother.

I shall be purchasing a memorial book for comments from all those who have donated to the fund.

There is still time to donate before we close the account

BUT VERY VERY WELL DONE AND MUCH THANKS

FROM

Rob, Ady and Melvin

OK FUND NOW CLOSED

56 PEOPLE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS

TOTAL RAISED WAS $ 2,032.00 US

APPROX COST OF MARKER $900-$1,000 INC FITTING AND LOCAL TAXES

APPROX $1,000 FOR STEVE'S 92 YEAR OLD MUM TO HELP HER OUT.

£30 FOR A MEMORIAL BOOK FOR FUND CONTRIBUTOR's COMMENTS FOR STEVE S FAMILY

A MASSIVE THANKS TO YOU ALL

YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD AN E-MAIL FROM ME TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR COMMENTS

I HAVE HAD A COUPLE "BOUNCE BACK" SO GET IN TOUCH IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING

MORE TO FOLLOW AS MARKER IS PUT IN PLACE

PLEASE BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELVES

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

ROB, ADY, & MELVIN

any more info on this rob is the marker in place yet ?

thanks

kev